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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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