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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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