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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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