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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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