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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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