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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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