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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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