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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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