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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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