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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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