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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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