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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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