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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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