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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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