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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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