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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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