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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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