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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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