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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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