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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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