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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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