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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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