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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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