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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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