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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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