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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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