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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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