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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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