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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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