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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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