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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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