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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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