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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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