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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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