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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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