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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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