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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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