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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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