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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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