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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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