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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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