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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). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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