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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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