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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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