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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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