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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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