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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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