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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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