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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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