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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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