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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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