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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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