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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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