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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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