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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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