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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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