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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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