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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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