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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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