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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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