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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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