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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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