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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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