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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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