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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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