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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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