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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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