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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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