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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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