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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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