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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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