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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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