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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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