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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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