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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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