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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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