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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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