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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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