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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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