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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses 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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