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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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