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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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