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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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