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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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