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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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