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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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