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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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