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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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