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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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