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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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