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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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