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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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