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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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