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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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