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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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