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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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