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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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