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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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