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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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