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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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