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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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