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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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