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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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