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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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