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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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