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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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