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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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