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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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