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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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