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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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