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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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