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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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