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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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