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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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