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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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