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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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