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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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