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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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