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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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