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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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