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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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