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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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