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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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