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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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