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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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