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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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