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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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