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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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