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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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