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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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