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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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