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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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