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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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