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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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