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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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