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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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