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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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