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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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