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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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