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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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