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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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