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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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