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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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