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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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