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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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