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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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