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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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