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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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