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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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