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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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