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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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