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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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