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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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