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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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