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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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