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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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