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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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