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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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