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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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