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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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