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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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