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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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