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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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