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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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