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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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