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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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