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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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