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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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