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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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