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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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