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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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