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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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