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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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