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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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