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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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