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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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