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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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