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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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