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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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