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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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