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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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