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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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