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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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