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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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