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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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