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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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