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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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