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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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