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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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