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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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