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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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