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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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