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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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