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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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