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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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