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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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