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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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