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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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