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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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