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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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