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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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