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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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