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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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