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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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