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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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