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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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