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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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