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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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