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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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