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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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