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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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