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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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