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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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