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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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