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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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