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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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