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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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