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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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