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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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