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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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