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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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