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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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