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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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