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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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