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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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