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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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