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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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