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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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