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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing 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 dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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