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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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