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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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