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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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