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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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