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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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