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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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