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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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