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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key 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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