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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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