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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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