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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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