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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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