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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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