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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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