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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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