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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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