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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources 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 courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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