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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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