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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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