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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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