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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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