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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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