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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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