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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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