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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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