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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education