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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about 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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