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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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