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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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