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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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