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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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