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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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