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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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