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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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