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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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