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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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