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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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