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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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