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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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