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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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