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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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