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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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