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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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