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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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