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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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