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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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