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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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