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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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