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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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