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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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