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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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