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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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