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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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