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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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