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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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