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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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