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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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