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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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