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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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