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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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