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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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