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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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