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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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