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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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