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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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