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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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