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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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