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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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