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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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