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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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