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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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