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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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