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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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