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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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