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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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