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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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