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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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