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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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