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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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