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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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