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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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