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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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