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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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