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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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