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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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