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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate 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 digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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