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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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