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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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