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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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