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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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