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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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