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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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