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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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