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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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