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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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