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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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