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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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