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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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