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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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