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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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