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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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