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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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