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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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