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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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