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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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