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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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