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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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