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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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