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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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