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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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