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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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