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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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