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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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