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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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