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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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