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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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