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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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