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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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