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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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