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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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