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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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