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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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