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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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