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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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