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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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