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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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