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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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