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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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