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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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