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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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