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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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