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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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