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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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