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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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