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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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