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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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