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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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