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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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