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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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