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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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