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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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