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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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