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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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