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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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