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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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