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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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