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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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