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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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