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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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