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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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