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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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