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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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