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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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