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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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