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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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