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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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