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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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