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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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