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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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