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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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