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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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