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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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