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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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