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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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