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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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