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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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