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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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