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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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