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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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