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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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