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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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