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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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