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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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