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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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