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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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