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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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