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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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