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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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