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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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