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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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