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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key 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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