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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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