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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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