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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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