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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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