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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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