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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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