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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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