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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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