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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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