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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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