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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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