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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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