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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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