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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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