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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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