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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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