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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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