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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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