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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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