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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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