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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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