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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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