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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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