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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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