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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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