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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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