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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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