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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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