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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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