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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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