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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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