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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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