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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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