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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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