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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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