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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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