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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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