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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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