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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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