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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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