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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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