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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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