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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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