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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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