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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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