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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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