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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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