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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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