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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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