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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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