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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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