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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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