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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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