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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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