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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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