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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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