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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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