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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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