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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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