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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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