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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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