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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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