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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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