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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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