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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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