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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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