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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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