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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information 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 issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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