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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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