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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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