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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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