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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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