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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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