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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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