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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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