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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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