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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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