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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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