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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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