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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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