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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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