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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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