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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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