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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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