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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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