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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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