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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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