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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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