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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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