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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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