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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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