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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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