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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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