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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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