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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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