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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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