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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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