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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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