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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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