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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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