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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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