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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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